Applesauce Fruitcake

• 3 cups applesauce
• 2-lb. mixed candied fruit
• 1 med. jar cherries
• 1 lb. dates
• 2-1/2 cups raisins (1 box)
• 2 blocks margarine
• 2 eggs
• 2-3/4 cups flour (all-purpose)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. soda
• 1 lb. chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup flour (to dredge fruit in)

1. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
2. Mix spices with flour and sift; add to creamed mixture.
3. Heat applesauce; add to batter. Dredge fruits and nuts in 3/4 cup flour and add fruits to batter and mix well.
4. Grease 4 large loaf pans; place waxed paper in bottom.
5. Divide batter in pans and bake at 325 degrees about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
6. Makes 4 large loaf cakes (2-lb) or 8 small gift-size cakes (1-lb.).

applesauce, mixed candied fruit, cherries, dates, raisins, margarine, eggs, flour, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt, soda, pecans, flour

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=119078 (may not work)